All of a sudden my front is really noisy. Is it shocks, springs? Any little bump makes a metal breaking like sound Please comment-help

 

Not sure what you mean by metal breaking sound


Noisy front swaybar bushings are a common problem. Is it maybe a creaking sound?? Like a creaking door or creaking mattress?? Happen mostly at slow speeds..... lots of times over speedbumps?? This is likely the bushings. Easy to fix.

Does the noise occur at cruise speeds on the highway?? Does it make the noise on the highway when you quickly change from lane to lane?? There are lots of fasteners associated with the front suspension that may need to be torqued and can make noise. Also the swaybar endlinks can get loose or broken.

The rubber bumpers for the hood can make a pop noise, mostly noticeable when backing up. This is easy to fix.

Try to explain the noise better and give examples of exactly when you hear the sound.

 

mine creaks

 

I started two threads with this exact question. My car sat for ten weeks and when I got back in it, the first time I drove out of my driveway, a weird sound started coming from the front end. I had a friend drive it two weeks ago and he heard it too. It sounds to me like worn a-arm bushings you often see in older Vettes. I have read similiar threads the past week and I have come to the conclusion it may be the front sway bar bushings. (I recently upgraded the bar and links to the Z06 parts) It happens most over uneven surfaces, driveway/street dips, large bumps in the road and happens (or at least when I can hear it) up to about fifty mph. It transmits the vibration/sound through the footwells. I ordered two new bushings from gmpartsdirect.com today and when I install these, I will apply a thin film of grease where the bar contacts the bushing. I will also torque the bushing bolts to the correct 52lbs/feet. I will post my results, cause this thing is driving me crazy.

 

Mine creaks too.

 

I'm not sure if this will help you, but when mine started to "creak", I squirted some lube (a good shot) on the adjusting bolts for the front spring. Noise is gone..... Sometimes the rubber stops (four of them) for the hood will cause a creak if they are not lubed; a little grease does the job there.

 

The swaybar bushings usually make the creaking noise when going slowly over a speedbump... especially if you travel over the bump at an angle. Usually the noise goes away at higher speeds on the highway.

You can purchase new bushings and replace them, but its not necessary and you will probably get the noise back. The problem lies with dirt and moisture getting into the polyester sleeves. The bushings are cheap ($6 each) and it won't hurt to replace them, but make sure you completely clean the sway bar of all contamination before reinstalling. I've found the torque rating for the bolts has nothing to do with the noise, but its important so you don't strip out the aluminum threads. I believe the torque rating is 40-45ftlbs.... I go with 40. Check a service manual to make 100% sure of the correct torque.

The solution I've used is to clean the bar AND the bushing. I used dawn liquid to soak the bushing and then completely dry it. The trick is to coat the inside of the bushing with silicone grease. Any other grease or lube will only last a short time and the problem will come back. I last did mine over 1 year ago and no noise. On new bushings, I would install dry and see how long they go. When they do start making the noise, then you can try the silicone. On old bushings, you must coat them..... cleaning alone won't work. The bushings are easy to repair/replace, just make sure you observe how they fit into the bracket, as they only go 1 way.

While your under the car, its not a bad idea to take a torque wrench AND a Service Manual and check the torque of all the suspension fasteners.